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ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… There were no deaths or injuries. 1976: Note: a study by Tom Lodge of the University of the Witwatersrand estimated … reaction when cadres realised they…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… “The Worker”. 1910 Sidney Percival Bunting enters politics by joining the South African Labour Party. 1911 Sam Kahn , … Socialist League, left wing trade…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. … office, and the Trade Unions quite…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… gender, religion etc. Elect Choosing something or somebody by voting for it. Globe The planet earth. High Treason The … to be treated fairly and not in a…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… customary unions occur gradually and are not concluded by single event such as a ceremonial signing of an official … 27(3) of the Natal Code (1985)…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… main opposition was the South African Party (SAP) , led by General Jan Smuts , who had been the Prime Minister of the … Government also sought to tighten…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… the 1950s and the early 1960s, showed the intension by the South African government to further isolate the … measures. In addition, in the face of repressive…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… areas, which in any event were predominantly occupied by Asiatics, there were no restrictions. Because of these … as a: "special area in which a persecuted…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… each. The farms were entered into a register and signed by the Field Cornet and Magistrate. Such property was also … Republiek (ZAR) a town was officially…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… deal with the heavy handed nature of the crackdown meted by the state on its political activists. Secondly, “the slogan of ‘No bail, no defence, no fine!’…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… Free State." All Indian businesses are forced to close by 11 September and owners deported from the Orange Free … all Indians to compulsory registration and…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by Erica Theron was appointed to improve the affairs of … as it caused political conflict and…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… and the establishment of a new democratic government led by Nelson Mandela and a new state subject to a new … voted in the 1994 national election. The…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… tells us about the past through the spoken word as told by one generation to the next. It is also an important way to … add moral lessons and rituals that…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… in South Africa and the first campaign pursued jointly by all racial groups under the leadership of the ANC and the … my leader under whom I shall be placed…
ArticleState of the Nation Addresses
… The State of the Nation Address (SONA) by the President of South Africa is a speech given by the sitting President of South Africa. It is normally an …
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… liberation for black people via village meetings arranged by Wellington Buthelezi, a visiting Natalian who assumed an … cousin’s identity to be accepted as a…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu … Yesizwe (Inkatha Freedom Nation) which…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… to the 1924 election, the South African Party (SAP), led by Louis Botha , supported a one stream policy which … entice significant Coloured support in the…
ArticleNewspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860
… after all, now it has transpired, has taken most of us by surprise. On Friday afternoon last, the 16th inst, the … to the baseless figments so industriously…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… of our situation and suggest steps that could be taken by the Government to meet the position. I have addressed this … This fact has long been attested to…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… will trace its function in the political struggle waged by Black and Colored musicians against the apartheid regime, … work of one artist particularly. While…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… piece of legislation invalid, which requires confirmation by the Constitutional Court; or as a Bill parliament asks the … or any conduct of the President…
ArticleAfricanist News and Views (1968-1973)
… Africanist News and Views, published by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) of Azania (South … philosophy of an African Government for the Africans by the…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA) was not banned by the government, its members were not spared the wrath of … methods were adopted. The NCL was…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… with their families, Now, they had to carry Passes issued by the Indian Immigration Department. My father left work at the sugar estates and was employed by…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… to Indians. 1904 The ‘Coolie Location’ is struck by bubonic plague. 20 March, The mixed population is … born. 1912 - 1934 112 stands are transferred to…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… a World War 2 military transit camp, Wentworth is flanked by the industrial area of Jacobs and an oil refinery, and is … children playing with a fish in a…
ArticlePoqo
… although for the greater part of the time it was subdued by bannings and the ANC's growing stature as the more … The exiled PAC responded to the June 16…
ArticleHigh Farce in the House
… Both the HoR and HoD were characterised by impotence and incompetence. Examples include one NPP MP … accepting bribes and other misdemeanours, he was…